Category Archives: Vocabularies

Journal of the Week

Posted on March 31, 2025 by timlyg

4/4/2025 Vocab learned (Taiwanese、Mandarin): 嘴秋 = Talking big, vain.窝囊 = 受了委屈心里不痛快嗆聲 chàngshēng, “chhiàng-siaⁿ” = to provoke/challenge勿谓言之不预也 = 是中华人民共和国通过官方媒体发出的最严重警告 Painting of the day: An Arrest, Painted by Christian Ludwig Bokelmann (1844-1894), Painted  in 1881, Oil on canvas, Christie’s / Wikimedia Commons Patrick van … Continue reading →

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What do you call those who have problem with fictional stories not being real

Posted on March 21, 2025 by timlyg

I have called this type "low IQ" or lack of creativity, abandoning an important gift God instilled in man. They would even think that the Bible does not promote fiction, that Jesus' parables do not include use real names, in … Continue reading →

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薄情 / 薄倖

Posted on March 20, 2025 by timlyg

Emotionless，無情。Common usage in boy/girl relationship.

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Vocabulary：即兴

Posted on March 5, 2025 by timlyg

即兴 Improvisation, without preparation. Antonym of 刻意为之: deliberate

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Journal of the Week

Posted on March 4, 2025 by timlyg

3/8/2025 Aquarium Update of Green Hair Algae condition from 1/26 - 3/08, RO/DI first used around 2/27. Today is the second water change with RODI. 3/7/2025 Stateful vs. Stateless Architecture in Software Development: An overview. 3/6/2025 Roy Lee of Columbia … Continue reading →

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Vocab: 高薪养廉

Posted on March 1, 2025 by timlyg

Paying federal officials high salary not only for great efficiency, but also to prevent bribe, greed, etc. as well.

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Prosody

Posted on February 11, 2025 by timlyg

The Study of: stress and intonation patterns and rhythm in a language.

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Accent Reduction

Posted on January 25, 2025 by timlyg

On this topic, it is not enough to recognize the accent one wishes to imitate/learn, but also recognize the obstacle in learning it from one's own native tongue. Thus, the teacher of accent reduction must also recognize the characteristics of … Continue reading →

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派字歌

Posted on December 30, 2024 by timlyg

派字歌/行辈字派: Generation name. Words formed in some poem to be used each character a generation consecutively. Everything about Chinese names:

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Journal of the Week

Posted on December 30, 2024 by timlyg

1/3/2024 Famous photo of New York Skyline lit up with Easter crosses in 1956: Came across this fun fact of the NYC Skyline from ReformedForum @12:36. 12/30/2024 How to pronounce Fogo de Chao? fogo-dje-shown, which means fire on the ground. … Continue reading →

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